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Which colonization period (not necessarily colonial period) was the least disparate in terms of one side having more influence in the cultural exchange than the other? Only the cultural exchange, not population or technology.

The colonization of the Mediterranean in Antiquity? (Greeks, Phoenicians, etc.)

The outward settlement by the ancient Chinese?

The Roman conquest of the Mediterranean?

Ancient diasporas? (most notably the Jews)

The Germanic conquest of the Western Roman Empire?

The Arab conquest of North Africa and the Middle East?

The steppe nomadic colonization of Eastern Europe, Western Asia, and northern China?

The colonization of Mesoamerica, Central America, and South America?

The colonization of North America?

The movement eastward into the steppe from eastern Europe?

The imperialism in Asia and the Pacific?

The Scramble for Africa?

Modern expatriation, emigration, and diaspora? (as well as rural flight, intranational migration, etc.)
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